Matt Lauerand girlfriendShamin Abasare still going strong.
The pair stepped out together for a date night in New York City over the weekend. The formerTodayanchor, 65, was dressed casually in jeans, a gray hoodie, black jacket and a beanie while thePR executive, 53, wore a midi skirt, patterned top, jacket and heels.
“Matt and Shamin are happy and serious about each other,” a source tells PEOPLE of the couple. “They had a good solid foundation as friends and in business when they started dating, and the romance has grown over the years.”
“They are happy and both busy in their own lives, as well as together,” the source adds. “They have many of the same interests.”
Another source tells PEOPLE the pair enjoy living a low-key life together.
“They try and stay out of the spotlight but are happy together and not interested in a high-profile life,” the source says. “They are off the radar and low-key. They are enjoying their lives.”
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The couple’s outing comes after a source told PEOPLE in November that the television personality has continued totighten his inner circlefive years after being ousted from theTodayshow.
The source shared that Lauer had “kind of withdrawn from several friendships in the last year,” particularly following the release of his former co-hostKatie Couric’s memoir,Going There.
Matt Lauer, Shamin Abas.Jason Kempin/Getty; Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan/Getty
Lauer and Abas both live in New York and spend time with each other between her work travels, according to the source, who added: “She is a dedicated businesswoman who loves to work. She is independent and has made a nice life for herself.”
The source added that Abas supports Lauer “in every way” and that his past does not affect her business.
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Nevils went public toRonan Farrowfor his 2019 bookCatch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators. To Farrow, Nevilsalleged that Lauer raped herin his hotel room at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, where she was working for NBC’sMeredith Vieira. Lauer has insisted all of his encounters were consensual.
source: people.com
